"Boy in the Yellow Shirt” // @marekwurfl. . . I first happened on self-taught Slovakian artist Marek Wurfl’s photography on the sometimes-miracle that is Instagram. The image that caught my eye was a boy in a yellow shirt whose look of despair seemed tempered with determination. Hey, I feel everyday! It was one of those moments when, as an artist, you (I) say, I wish I’d made that. The poetry, starkness, and perfect color of Marek’s work is not unlike a melancholy dessert; bittersweet and irresistible. . I had to contact this artist! Marek is as nice as I’d hoped. He told me that he’s always been influenced by early Netherlandish painters because of the awkward, unnatural posing of their subjects rendered in such precision. He is inspired by a similar, mysteriousness in his own subjects. About the people he chooses to photograph, he told me, “My models are usually people I found to be mysterious, strange, different in any way. It could be fashion model or construction worker…Sometimes I even stalk strangers on street, just to ask them if they are willing to be my models.” About the haunting feeling of his work, Marek continues, “I like to capture intimacy, calm and still moments of solitude, almost voyeur like view of the subject. I would like the viewer to feel like he is hidden, surveilling. Maybe for a moment, make him feel a little bit uncomfortable that he will get caught.” . I love this strange and beautiful work. . @lorinelsonart has TAKEN OVER Beautiful Bizarre socials, check in all day to see some of the pieces that have inspired her! . . . #beautifulbizarremagazine #marekwurfl #lorinelson #takeovermonday #portrait #portraitpainting
